Beekman, Carrie C., 1865-1959

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Birth 1865
Death 1959

Biographical notes:

Carrie (Caroline) C. Beekman was born in 1865, the daughter of Cornelius C. Beekman (1828-1915) and Julia Elizabeth (Hoffman) Beekman (1839-1931). Carrie C. Beekman never married. She died in 1959 and was buried with her parents in Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Or.

From the description of Carrie Beekman correspondence, ca. 1906-1954. (Library of Congress / Nucmc). WorldCat record id: 779962439

Cornelius C. Beekman was the founder and owner of Beekman Bank in Jacksonville, Oregon. His son, Benjamin became a lawyer in Portland and was a faculty member of the University of Oregon law school from 1907-1915, when the law school was based in Portland. Carrie Beekman, daughter of Cornelius and sister of Benjamin, provided for the funding of the Beekman chair in history at the University of Oregon, in addition to her many other substantial donations.

From the guide to the Beekman Family papers, 1859-1936, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)

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Subjects:

  • Banks and banking
  • Business, Industry, and Labor

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Places:

  • Jacksonville (Or.) (as recorded)
  • Jacksonville (Or.) (as recorded)